SPIKE’S PET PANTRY

Spike’s Pet Pantry, No Pet Hungry – now more than ever.

COVID-19 Update: Spike’s Pet Pantry is still open for existing, as well as new clients! And our Berks CART has been activated to mobilize emergency supplies of pet food. Since Berks CART has been activated, we have been able to deliver over 25 tons of pet food to human food pantries, animal shelters and rescue groups in Berks, Lancaster, Chester, Dauphin, Northampton, Luzerne, Schuylkill, Lebanon, and Tioga counties and beyond.

We are continuing to work with multiple municipal and private agencies to identify where pet food is needed and can be distributed. Together, we hope that these resources will help pet owners in our community through this unusual time.

Update for Berks County Residents – Stop by our Humane Pennsylvania Community Resource Center (CRC) at 1350 Schuylkill Avenue, Reading, PA 19601 on Tuesdays and Thursdays between 2-6 PM. Please check this page before going to the CRC, as hours may change due to staff availability). When you arrive, please read the messaging on our door — we are asking clients to remain outside and follow the posted instructions to preserve social distancing.

For Berks residents who belong to human food pantries, you may still be able to access pet food at the same pick up as your human food, as we currently partner with Helping Harvest to ensure all of their local food partners have access to donated pet food. Please check your local pantry for updated information on their scheduling.

Update Lancaster County Residents – Call (717)393-6551 to schedule an appointment to pick up your food. Once schedule, your pet food will be placed outside our front door at the specified time. It will be easy for curbside pick-up and labeled with your name.
We’re accepting new clients in Lancaster as well; if you find yourself in need of pet food, please email us at spikespetpantrylancaster@humanepa.org to enroll in the program.
For clients who utilize the human food pantry of with Solanco Neighborhood Ministries at 355 Buck Road, Quarryville, PA 17566, you may still be able to access pet food at their center. Please check their schedule for updates.

Spike’s Pet Pantry is making sure that no pet in Berks or Lancaster County ever goes hungry, and that no one ever has to make the heartbreaking decision to give up their pet because they can’t provide basic care. To do that, we make pet food available to every Berks and Lancaster County resident, regardless of income or economic status – if you need food for your pet, we are here to help!

Spike’s Pet Pantry serves pet owners in need in two ways: by ensuring that local human food pantries have access to pet food to meet pet-owning clients’ needs and by operating pantry locations at our Humane Pennsylvania Community Resource Center and at Humane League of Lancaster County.

Donations are accepted at the Humane Veterinary Hospital-Reading (1729 N. 11th Street, Reading, PA 19604), and the Humane League of Lancaster County (2195 Lincoln Highway East, Lancaster, PA 17602). Donations can also be ordered online and shipped directly to Humane Veterinary Hospital in Reading or Lancaster, as well as the Humane League of Lancaster County. There are large blue bins outside of each locations for people to place their donations in.

You can also make a monetary donation to our Spike’s Pet Pantry Fund. This fund allows us to have the logistical ability to acquire large, multi-pallet pet food donations, as well resources needed to transport the pet food to areas most in need. Make a donation to Spike’s Pet Pantry Fund by clicking here.

For questions or information about making a monetary donation to Spike’s Pet Pantry please contact Lauren Henderson, Director of Events & Corporate Relations at lhenderson@humanepa.org.

ART FOR ARF’S SAKE

Join us on Saturday, November 14, 2020 for Humane Pennsylvania’s Art for Arf’s Sake Auction! Join Andy Warhowl in his Silfur Factory at this year’s event and support the animals in our care.

The Santander Performing Arts Center will be transformed into Andy Warhol’s Silver Factory and guests will delighted and entertained by the sights and sounds of this iconic artistic.

PINTS FOR PUPS

We have been forced to make the unfortunate decision to go ahead and cancel our 2020 Mega Pints for Pups event originally scheduled for Saturday, July 11 at FirstEnergy Stadium, due to COVID-19. We are disappointed, as this was the year we decided to bring back one of our most popular events.

We will do everything possible to make our 2021 mega Pints for Pups event one to remember! Check back for updates.

43rd ANNUAL VIRTUAL WALK FOR THE ANIMALS & WALKTOBERFEST

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed virtually everything this year about how we live and work. That’s why Humane Pennsylvania is holding a VIRTUAL Walk for the Animals this year, too!
Due to the uncertainty of our ability to bring thousands of people and pets safely together this year on September 12, Humane Pennsylvania is inviting you to support our work this June 19-21, 2020 with a one-of-a-kind Virtual 43rd Annual Walk for the Animals & Walktoberfest!

It will look different, and feel different than our past 42 years, but this might be our most important Walk ever! As essential front line workers, Humane Pennsylvania and our hospitals stayed open, housing and adopting pets, providing emergency veterinary care, and distributing over 120,000 pounds of pet food and supplies since March 16 when the closures began.

TAILWAGGER’S TRICK OR TREAT

Save the Date for this Tailwagger’s Trick or Treat! Back at Buchanan Park on Saturday, October 10, 2020. This year’s event will feature even more tricks and treats.